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Old Master Paintings from the Collection of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, III
March 19, 2004 through October 30, 2005

This spring the Chrysler is pleased to host a group of outstanding Venetian paintings generously lent by collectors Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Saunders, III. On March 19 Museum visitors will be able to enjoy five masterful works by artists Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, and Francesco Guardi. These masterpieces of 18th-century “view painting” present one of the world’s most beautiful and fascinating cities in all of its glory. The exhibition in the Kaufman Furniture Gallery also includes a life-size portrait Julia Peel, daughter of English Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, painted in 1826 by Sir Thomas Lawrence with great freshness and vivacity.

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
View of the Guidecca with the Church of Il Redentore, early 1760s
Oil on canvas
On loan from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders, III

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